1938 National Challenge Cup

1938 National Challenge Cup

Dewar Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Country	United States
Dates	16 January – 24 April 1938
Defending champions	New York Americans
Final positions
Champions	Sparta Garden City (1st title)
Runner-up	St. Mary's Celtic
Semifinalists	Castle Shannon New York Americans

The 1938 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Scheduled as follows: First Round on or before January 16, Second Round on or before January 30, Quarterfinals February 13, Semifinals East February 26, 27, West February 20, 27.

Eastern Division

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

January 16 - New York

New York Americans

4

January 30 - New York

Brooklyn First Germans

2

New York Americans

4

January 16 - Newark

Bethlehem Hungaria

1

Irish-Americans

3

February 27 - New York

Bethlehem Hungaria

5

New York Americans

4

January 23 - New York

Brookhattan

3

Brookhattan

4

February 20 - New York

Hatikvoh

1

Brookhattan

7

January 30/February 6, 13

Ponta Delgada S.C.

0

Lusitania Recreation

6

March 27/April 2 - New York

Ponta Delgada

7a

New York Americans

2–0

January 16, 22 - New York

Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic

1–3

Brooklyn Hispano

1–1

January 30 - New York

Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic

1–4

Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic

7

January 16 - Baltimore

Baltimore S.C.

1

Baltimore SC

2

February 27/March 12 - New York

Budd AA

1

Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic

1–1

January 16, 22 - Philadelphia

First German American

1–0

First German American

3–2

January 30 - Philadelphia

Philadelphia Passon

3–0

First German American

5

January 16 - Clifton

Paterson Caledonian

3

Paterson Caledonian

1

Scots Americans

0

Western Division

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

January 16 - St. Louis

St. Patricks

2

February 6 - St. Louis

South Side Radio

3

South Side Radio

1

January 30 - St. Louis

Burkes

0

Burkes

5

February 20 - St. Louis

St. Matthews

4

South Side Radio

2

January 16 - Pittsburgh

German Sports Club

4

German Sports Club

2

January 30 - Pittsburgh

Heidelberg

0

German Sports Club

3

January 23 - Cleveland

Slavia Bartunek

0

Slavia Bartunek

3

March 13, 20

Cecil Merchants

1

German Sports Club

1-1

January 16 - St. Louis

Sparta ABA

2-3

Shamrocks

February 20 - Chicago

Sparta ABA

w/o

Sparta ABA

5

February 13 - Detroit

Scottish Thistles

0

Scottish Thistles

5

February 27 - Chicago

Ekhardt & Becker

1

Sparta ABA

1

January 16 - Chicago

Maccabee

0

Maccabee

2

January 30 - Chicago

American Nickeloid

0

Maccabee

2

January 16 - Milwaukee

Milwaukee Schlitz

1

Milwaukee Schlitz

6

Racine Deutscher

4

a) aggregate after 3 games

Final

First game

April 17, 1938

Sparta ABA (IL)	3–0	St. Mary's Celtic (NY)
Trimmel McDermott Wolf

Sparta Stadium, Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: W.J. Arms

Second game

April 24, 1938

St. Mary's Celtic (NY)	2–3	Sparta ABA (IL)
J. McEwan W. McEwan		Trimmel McDermott ,

Starlight Park, The Bronx, New York

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: M.L. Braun

Sources

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch